Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24) fell 0.978% to 24.3% in Turkey in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24) in Turkey reached an all time high of 24.7% in 2019 and an all time low of 13.0% in 2000. When compared to Turkey's main peers, Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24) in Bulgaria amounted to 14.2%, 36.9% in Greece, 27.2% in Iraq and 27.2% in Iran in 2021.
Turkey has been ranked 50th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24), 31 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Albania | % | 39.8% | 36.0% | 31.3% | 28.2% | 27.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 21.6% | 17.2% | 12.9% | 12.7% | 8.89% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 49.7% | 47.2% | 43.5% | 39.8% | 35.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 25.9% | 29.0% | 28.1% | 27.4% | 25.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 21.2% | 22.5% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 16.1% | 15.0% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | % | 47.3% | 48.2% | 46.7% | 45.4% | 35.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 6.78% | 7.18% | 7.60% | 8.02% | 7.88% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 21.6% | 20.6% | 18.4% | 16.4% | 16.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 29.8% | 25.1% | 28.0% | 28.8% | 23.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | 42.4% | 34.4% | 31.3% | 29.2% | 26.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 21.4% | 21.7% | 21.9% | 22.1% | 22.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 18.2% | 19.2% | 20.1% | 19.8% | 24.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 9.82% | 9.74% | 9.56% | 9.47% | 9.47% |
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